Ballingdon Bottom

Ballingdon Bottom is a valley in Hertfordshire, England. It forms part of the boundary between the civil parishes of Flamstead and Great Gaddesden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beechwood Park School and Amaravati Buddhist Monastery.

Beechwood Park School

School

Photo: Wanderingyid, CC0.

Beechwood Park was a mansion, near Markyate, Hertfordshire, England. It now houses Beechwood Park School.

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

Buddhist temple

Photo: ibrotha, CC BY 2.0.

Amaravati is a Theravada Buddhist monastery at the eastern end of the Chiltern Hills in South East England. Established in 1984 by Ajahn Sumedho as an extension of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery, the monastery has its roots in the Thai Forest Tradition. Amaravati Buddhist Monastery is situated 2 miles southwest of Ballingdon Bottom.

St Margaret’s Convent, Hertfordshire

Archaeological site

St Margaret's Convent was a convent of the Benedictine order near Great Gaddesden in Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1160, it was abolished as a consequence of King Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s. St Margaret’s Convent, Hertfordshire is situated 2 miles southwest of Ballingdon Bottom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Studham and Markyate.

Studham

Village

Photo: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Studham is a village and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire. It has a population of 1,182. The parish bounds to the south of the Buckinghamshire border, and to the east is the Hertfordshire border. Studham is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ballingdon Bottom.

Markyate

Village

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Markyate is a village and civil parish in north-west Hertfordshire, close to the border with Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Markyate is situated 2 miles northeast of Ballingdon Bottom.

Holywell

Village

Photo: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holywell is a village located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The settlement is close to Whipsnade and Studham, and Holywell forms part of the Studham civil parish. Holywell is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ballingdon Bottom.

Ballingdon Bottom

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Hertfordshire, England, UK
Category: locality
Location: Great Gaddesden, Dacorum District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.81433° or 51° 48′ 52″ north

Longitude

-0.49605° or 0° 29′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C3XRG73+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7030969375

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

Wikidata ID

Q4851747

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In Other Languages

From French to Polish—“Ballingdon Bottom” goes by many names.

French: “Ballingdon Bottom”
Polish: “Ballingdon Bottom”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jockey End and Clement’s End.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lovatts Cottage and Ballingdon Cottage.

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